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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 22h

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Label-free multiphoton microscopy of human skin: longitudinal studies capturing cell dynamic opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext... #SkinImaging #CellularDynamics #PhasorAnalysis @ucirvine.bsky.social 💡

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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 1d

An international collaboration between @york.ac.uk, Strathclyde and researchers in São Paulo has made a significant breakthrough in the development of a blood test for Alzheimer’s

See Steve's post for link to open access article in @optica.org 🔓 📄

Breakthrough in blood test for Alzheimer’s by University of York researchers

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the development of a blood test for Alzheimer’s, creating a new sensor design that is ultra-sensitive, outperforms competing technologies and can be...

www.york.ac.uk

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Optica @optica.org · 21h

A new laser technique targets pancreatic tumors by homing in on collagen: https://bit.ly/4q200Qn

By matching the laser wavelength to the collagen absorption peak, the method selectively ablates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma without harming healthy tissue. #Medicine #Health #CancerResearch

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Optica @optica.org · 1d

Chip-based phonon splitter brings hybrid quantum networks closer to reality: https://bit.ly/3KFOZUB

The coupler acts like a junction in a #quantum postal route to split, route or recombine single quantum vibrations to send excitations made in one processor to others on the same chip. #OPG_OpticaQ💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 7d

Via #OPG_Optica: Monolithic piezoelectrically tunable hybrid integrated laser with sub-fiber laser coherence opg.optica.org/optica/fullt... #FrequencyAgileLaser #UltraLowNoiseLaser #MEMSPhotonicDevice #IntegratedPhotonicCircuits 💡

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 6d

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Adaptive fluorescence lifetime imaging with per-pixel signal optimization and flexible scanning https://bit.ly/470VRVd #BiomedicalImaging 💡

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Schallek Lab @schalleklab.bsky.social · 4d

Austin Roorda @roordalab.bsky.social delivering the richly deserved Boynton Lecture @optica-fvm.bsky.social
@optica.org

A tremendous journey with an incredible cast of characters that brought the world high resolution retinal imaging, Oz Vision and olo

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Optica Fall Vision Meeting (FVM) @optica-fvm.bsky.social · 3d

And that’s a wrap for @optica.org's #OpticaFVM 2025. Thank you all for joining us and making it such a vibrant meeting! Below are some impressions, courtesy of Arathy Kartha.

Gordon Legge with his former trainees Denis Pelli and Susana Chung

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Optica @optica.org · 3d

Congrats to the 2025 #NobelLaureates in Chemistry!

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi were awarded for developing metal–organic frameworks, molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases & other chemicals can flow.

Full statement: https://bit.ly/4pW5r3j 🧪

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Optica @optica.org · 4d

Congrats to the 2025 #NobelLaureates in Physics!

John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis receive the #NobelPrize for establishing the existence of quantum tunneling at the macroscopic scale, laying the groundwork for potential large-scale #quantum computers.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4o8e7lp ⚛️

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Optica @optica.org · 8d

This chip-based #quantum random number generator produces truly random numbers: bit.ly/48MoWVJ

The #technology both boosts weak signals and uses a second photodiode to suppress noise.

As a result, miniaturized and high-speed, it can generate unpredictable random numbers at a rate of 3 Gbps. ⚛️💡

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 18d

Via #OPG_BOEx: Cleared tissue dual-view oblique plane microscopy opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext... #LightSheetFluorescenceMicroscopy #ClearedTissueImaging #VolumetricImaging #SubcellularResolution

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Optica @optica.org · 8d

And, if you're interested in hearing from a Nobel Laureate in Physics this year, #quantum expert David Wineland is coming to #FiO25 on 22 Oct! ⚛️💡

In 2012, he was awarded the Physics Prize for groundbreaking experimental methods to measure and manipulate individual quantum systems.

bit.ly/4lFgQkE

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Optica @optica.org · 8d

👀 Who's ready for the #NobelPrize announcements next week...?

Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, we're ready to celebrate some of the biggest achievements in these fields.

Any ideas on hot topics for this year's prizes?

Take a look at recipients in the Optica community 👉 bit.ly/4nYjIdP

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Optica @optica.org · 9d

Oh, this?

It's the Opticat mug, now in magenta: https://bit.ly/472nwFc

#InternationalCoffeeDay

MAGENTA Opticat Reverse Laser Pointer Mug

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Optica @optica.org · 9d

Evaporation comes from many sources, like a steaming cup of coffee, or even without heat: https://bit.ly/46iIZrQ

A study found that visible light evaporates water faster than heat alone, with photons cleaving water molecules off a hydrogel’s surface. #InternationalCoffeeDay💡

Optica @optica.org · 9d

In one year, Optica Conferences and Congresses will serve more than 2,000 gallons/7,570 liters of coffee to event attendees!

We just issued the 2026 calendar of events. Download your copy and make plans to attend. (Strong cups of coffee will be ready for you.)
😉 👉 https://bit.ly/4nZ60rk

Optica @optica.org · 9d

If you're drinking a cup of coffee on #InternationalCoffeeDay, you may notice the coffee-ring effect.💡

When a turbid drop dries on a solid surface, its suspended particulates will be deposited in a ring-like pattern, a phenomenon that may improve site-specific delivery drugs: https://bit.ly/48ax3Lw

Optica @optica.org · 9d

Perovskite solar cells need caffeine too...not to get energized, but as a way to slow down the crystallization of perovskite film.

By doing so, they can arrange into a more favorable orientation for photovoltaic performance: https://bit.ly/48ai2tk
#InternationalCoffeeDay 💡 ⚛️

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Optica @optica.org · 9d

Do you smell that? 😌 ☕ It's coffee.

The coffee we serve at Optica meetings, coffee as a subject of research, coffee in your coffee, and, we hope, coffee in an Opticat mug.

Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay, where we're celebrating how a little caffeine goes a long way: https://bit.ly/4gUUZFe 💡

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Optica @optica.org · 10d

Stretchable waveguides maintain stable transmission even when bent or twisted: https://bit.ly/3IOt3WH

A new design helically winds deformable metallic wires onto thermoplastic polyurethane to create flexible waveguides, achieving both elastic recovery and compatibility with fabric and skin. 💡 ⚛️

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Optics & Photonics News @optica-opn.org · 11d

Terahertz science is reaching new limits because of advances in ultrafast laser-driven secondary sources.

Read all about these powerful new tools in the October OPN feature article "High-Power Ultrafast Moves into the Terahertz:" bit.ly/46WpG9r

#THz #Terahertz 💡⚛️

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Optica @optica.org · 11d

Unlike conventional optical tactile sensors, which tend to have a single input-output path, the sensor design achieves multiple optical channels by embedding polymer optical waveguides in silicone rubber.

The researchers tested the sensor by applying controlled pressure with a fingertip.
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The researchers tested the sensor by applying controlled pressure with a fingertip.

Optica @optica.org · 11d

New from Optics Express: Flexible optical touch sensor simultaneously pinpoints pressure strength and location bit.ly/46Kpvwy

By enabling distributed pressure sensing, the advance could enable smarter interfaces and devices. 💡⚛️

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Optica @optica.org · 18d

Researchers tested the single-pixel motion compensation technique on a 4-second video recorded at 120fps.

Seen here, the resulting output was an 8-second video sequence, still at 120fps, effectively doubling the temporal resolution by increasing the total frame count from 480 to 960. 💡⚛️